Brian-Quote:
Originally Posted by fryardds
Is that right? I have never heard of a Fuchs wheel not being hub-centric. :confused:
TT
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Brian-Quote:
Originally Posted by fryardds
Is that right? I have never heard of a Fuchs wheel not being hub-centric. :confused:
TT
Yes, Brian is correct. Imagine how hard it is to find someone here in the midwest for the adapter to do this properly. It took me a long time to find someone who could get the vibration out of my wheels.
I took one of the back wheels off. I worked in a neighborhood foreign and domestic when I was in college and I've taken more wheels off more cars than most. That wheel was the lightest wheel I've ever lifted. Aluminum lug nuts? Nice touch. These cars really are special, hey?
Anyway, I was looking for markings on the wheel. I found a "1 70" and a "42" with a circle around it. I hope that means something to somebody in here. They were both in an areas between the lug hole.
The spacer that Mr. Weber told me about was there. It was aluminum and about 26.5mm thick. The studs were sticking out of the rotor about 56mm and they part of each of the studs closest to the rotor had a sleeve that keeps the spacer from rattling arond on the hub.
I took some pictures and I'll post them tomorrow.
I've really enjoyed following this thread, what a stunning story. Cars like ours are always part of the family. You can understand that a car built with passion, leaves the factory and continues to be cared for with passion. I think that's what makes them special.
I run the CR6ZZ tires on my car and can't rate them enough.
Happy motoring Hester!
The Professor would be proud of this statement. Your car can and should occassionally be driven balls to the wall. So should all of them. The only thing you should be required to do is make sure you let her warm up to operating temperature before doing so, make sure there is enoough oil in her, that she is kept in tune and not running too lean, that your rev limiter works at 7300, and that you don't put her away wet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hester
Donald,
Here are some links showing some of the codes that should be stamped on theback of wheel:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ght=fuchs+back.
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ght=fuchs+back
It would be interesting see what is on hte back of yours.
Thank you for sharing this story with us, others have already expressed pretty much everything I would have, all I can say is (pertinent to this time of year) you must have been a VERY, VERY good boy. I think it sounds like Hester has found a good home, I"m sure everyone on this board is very envious. I know I am!
Okay, I haven't retrieved any numbers from those wheels but I think I can identify them using what I know.
I know:
1) the aluminum spacers are about 26mm.
2) the wheel width is 7" (that's what Mr. Weber told me the spacers were there for).
3) there are two 7x15 Fuchs, numbers: 911.361.020.41 (23mm offset) and 901.361.012.05 (49mm offset, aka, the 911R wheel).
4) the stock wheel for this car was the 6x15 Fuchs, number 911.361.020.10 (36mm offset).
I used these numbers in a tire size calculator that I found at http://www.wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp
According to that calculator, both the stock wheel and the 911.361.020.41 (23mm offset) produce 124mm of backspace. The 911R (49mm offset) leaves 150mm of backspace but, don't forget the 26mm spacer which reduces the 49mm offset of the 911R wheel to 23mm just like the non-911R 7" Fuchs and produces the same 124mm of backspace.
Therefore, Hester has the 7" Fuchs "911R" wheels. Cool. Does anyone disagree?
But, has anyone else noticed the "stats" on this thread?
70 replies and 3400+ views IN ONE WEEK...:eek: :eek:
Now, THATS some serious eyeballs!:cool:
Hester...welcome aboard! :D
That car just oozes good karma. Now, quit reading this, and go drive it.
I'm not sure the Professor would've wanted it any other way.
Cheers - Happy Holidays
Thom